Ergonomics: Case study: Safety training issues for hispanic construction workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  McGlothlin, James ^a   Hubbard, Bryan ^b   Aghazadeh, Fereydoun ^c   Hubbard, Sarah ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CASE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ERGONOMICS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HONDURAS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68849128060     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903106689     Document Type: Article

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